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Harold
Decosta		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: May 17, 1927 in Usa
 
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1952 25 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1953 26 VAN CL $ 300,000  
1954 27 VAN CL $ 350,000  
1955 28 VAN CL $ 350,000  
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000  
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000  
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Big Stick or Young Buck.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1952 25 VAN CL 93 281 36 76 23 3 5 55 6 2 21 50 .270 .319 .427 .746 38.2 5.0
1953 26 VAN CL 59 93 11 24 2 2 3 19 2 0 13 17 .258 .346 .419 .765 13.3 1.5
1954 27 VAN CL 59 53 10 14 4 0 1 10 1 0 4 5 .264 .317 .396 .713 7.2 0.7
1955 28 VAN CL 10 20 6 4 0 0 1 4 1 0 4 2 .200 .320 .350 .670 3.4 0.4
    AAA   103 357 70 108 17 1 20 48 12 3 59 41 .303 .401 .524 .925 74.4  
4 Years Sim 221 447 63 118 29 5 10 88 10 2 42 74 .264 .325 .418 .743 62.1 7.5
1 Years AAA 103 357 70 108 17 1 20 48 12 3 59 41 .303 .406 .524 .930 74.4  
162 Game Average 327 46 86 21 3 7 64 7 1 30 54 .264 .325 .418 .743 45.5  
Career Highs 93 281 36 76 23 3 5 55 6 2 21 50 .270 .346 .427 .765 38.2  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   376 61 103 26 4 10 79 8 1 35 55 .274 .333 .444 .777 55.6
vs LH   71 2 15 3 1 0 9 2 1 7 19 .211 .278 .282 .560 5.7
Home 101 194 27 54 10 3 6 41 2 1 12 31 .278 .322 .454 .776 27.1
Away 120 253 36 64 19 2 4 47 8 1 30 43 .253 .326 .391 .718 34.2
RISP   149 0 42 11 1 4 73 0 0 13 24 .282 .331 .450 .781 21.9
Pinch Hitting   88 15 23 5 0 1 14 1 0 9 8 .261 .327 .352 .679 10.5
Close/Late   59 7 19 4 3 0 13 0 0 3 10 .322 .359 .492 .851 9.2
Mar/Apr 11 13 4 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 .231 .333 .231 .564 1.2
May 45 81 8 17 3 0 2 16 2 0 7 15 .210 .278 .321 .599 7.6
June 43 91 10 26 5 0 1 15 3 0 8 15 .286 .337 .374 .710 12.1
July 46 99 16 27 5 2 3 22 1 1 14 13 .273 .360 .455 .814 16.2
August 42 92 12 19 8 0 0 16 4 0 6 19 .207 .253 .293 .546 7.0
Sep/Oct 34 71 13 26 8 3 4 17 0 1 5 9 .366 .403 .732 1.135 17.2
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF RSA RTO RTO% PB DWS
1952 25 VAN CL LF 83 74 656.7 154 3 5 0 .969 2.15 0 0 .000 0 1.5
    RF 5 2 18.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 3.50 0 0 .000 0  
1953 26 VAN CL RF 10 9 80.0 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.59 0 0 .000 0 0.4
    LF 14 7 74.0 23 0 0 0 1.000 2.80 0 0 .000 0  
1954 27 VAN CL RF 5 1 14.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0  
    C 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
1955 28 VAN CL RF 4 4 31.0 14 0 0 0 1.000 4.06 0 0 .000 0 0.3
    LF 2 1 10.0 7 0 0 0 1.000 6.30 0 0 .000 0  
  LF 100 82 742.7 184 3 5 0 .974 2.27 0 0 .000 0 1.5
  RF 24 16 143.0 44 0 0 0 1.000 2.77 0 0 .000 0 0.7
  C 2 0 1.7 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
  3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Career Totals   127 98 888.3 228 3 5 0 .979 2.34 0 0 .000 0 2.1
Career Highs   88 76 674.7 161 3 5 0 1.000 4.61 0 0 .000 0  
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  1. Edwin Washington (983)
  2. Todd Borkowski (983)
  3. Robert Staub (979)
  4. Randy Nieto (976)
  5. Michael Doane (973)
  6. David Gaiter (972)
  7. Eric Costanzo (972)
  8. Dave Arnau (971)
  9. Miguel Santa (968)
  10. Ray Odonnell (965)
History
Drafted in 22nd round, 432nd overall pick, by Vancouver in 1952
Had first career hit on 5/2/1952, off Francis Wachter (SD)
Hit first career homerun on 5/2/1952, off Francis Wachter (SD)
Hit for the cycle against San Francisco on 9/16/1952
2/13/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1955: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
 
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